COURTESY THE ARTIST
Real Estate
The wonderful Chelsea-adjacent bar Peter McManus, a favorite for pre- and post-gallery imbibing, will stay open despite rumors of its closing for at least another year. After that, it’s a mystery… [Eater]
Reena Spaulings co-founder John Kelsey has purchased Willem Dafoe’s Grand Street co-op. [Bowery Boogie]
Considering the Nadir of the Human Project
Try to take your eyes off some pretty disturbing anti-“pizzagate” art. [The Creators Project]
Showbiz
Because every morning should be a Gucci Mane morning, a link to a fine performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. [XXL]
Stefan Simchowitz holds forth in a Q&A on the future of the market and galleries in a tempestuous world. [Artspace]
Show us your gallery wall: a space in L.A. will play home to some 14,000 copies of the movie Jerry Maguire on VHS tape. [New York Times]
Messaging
Artist Jamian Juliano-Villani has joined Twitter. Give her a warm welcome! [Twitter]
Basel Flashback
A consideration of the best work by black artists at Art Basel Miami Beach. [The St. Louis American]
Bonus
Johnnetta Cole, director of the National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., will retire from her post in March of next year. [The Washington Post]
Mitochondrial DNA tests suggest the presence of Westerners—and their Greek-inspired aesthetics—in China as far back as the third century B.C. Or do they? [Quartz]
An enterprising list of the year’s best experimental music, with a few art stars included. [New York Observer]